BỘ SƯU TẬP 2 - CHỌN HSG TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
HUYỆN HOẰNG HÓA Năm học: 2011 – 2012
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 06/12/2011
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi này gồm 04 trang)

Question 1: Phonetics

A- Choose the word whose underlined part is differently from that of the others.
1. A- death B- cream C- ready D- peasant
2. A- used B- worked C- watched D- practiced
3. A- chemistry B- prepare C- receive D- degree
B- Choose the word whose main stress partern is placed differently from the others.
1. A. background B. career C. secondary D. private
2.A. design B. prefer C.mention D. inspire

Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
You will be surprised at how...............John is in French after a year.
A. fluently B. fluent C. fluency D.influence
2. I am afraid this vase is anything but antique. In fact, it is ...............
A. pointless B.worthless C.meaningless D.hopeless
3. When I was a child, .............. the violin.
A. I was playing B. I am playing C.I have played D.I played
4. Should all motorcyclists be ................to wear helmets ?
A.interested B. dangerous C.impressed D. compulsory
5. Sarah didn’t hear the phone. She .................
A. sleeps B. slept C. used to sleep D.was sleeping
6. - Can’t we do something about the situation? – Something..............right now.
A.is doing B.is done C.is being done D. has been done
7. We rarely see each other anymore.
A. sometimes B.occasionally C.frequently D.seldom
8. She got ..............as soon as the clock went.................
A.over/on B. up/out C.up/off D.on/off
9. Vietnam is a rice-..........country.
A.export B.exported C.exporting D.exports
10. Let’s go swimming, ....? The weather is beautiful today.
A.shall we B.don’t we C. will you D. won’t you
11. Hoa prefers colorful dances in Thailand..........shadow puppet shows in Indonesia.
A.to B. than C.as D.for
12. Do you know when .............. ?
A. did Thomas Edison born B. was Thomas Edison born
C. Thomas Edison was born D. born was Thomas Edison
13. ............... seeing beautiful sites, visitors can enjoy traditional food.
A. According to B. Apart C. Together D. As well as
14. Uncle Ho was born ....................
A. at 1890, in May B.on May, 1890 C.1890, at May D.in May, 1890
15. People in Asia often drink.................
A.some tea B. the tea C. tea D. many tea

Question 3: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below.
Trinh Cong Son is one of the most well-known ________ in Vietnam. (music)
They live in a ________ area in the North-east of the country. (mountain)
The Internet has________developed in every field. (increase)
His sudden ________ must be a shock to your family. (die)
When she was young, Mrs Nhung wanted to be an________ (act)
The scouts also help the ________ and street children. (old)
It was very ________ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it. (care)
The company will invest 2 million dollars to ________its factories (modern)
You don’t have to do that work. In other words, it’s ________ for you. (necessity)
Is there anything ________ on TV tonight?